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I give bootcamp Pilates tippy top marks. I get so easily bored at the gym which inevitably results in a lack of motivation to go on a consistent basis. Not only do I enjoy the classes and the wonderful teachers but even going just twice a week has put me in better shape than the gym or a run 4-5 times per week! I've had classes with David, Ben and Paul and I can't recommend them highly enough. Really fun and attentive to any questions, injuries you may have. Highly highly recommended! Natalia and Jo at the front desk are lovely and make this the perfect place!
Laura Martin

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Bootcamp Pilates Richmond-Upon-Thames

4 Red Lion Street

Richmond-Upon-Thames

Surrey

TW10 6TF

When you come to Bootcamp Pilates, you work with a machine called The Reformer.

Based on Joseph Pilates’ principles of 100 years ago, when in a war camp during World War 1, he helped his fellow inmates who were bed-ridden to use their beds and whatever else he could muster to create resistance exercise while they were lying down.

Back then, he used the bedsprings themselves, cables, springs and pulleys attached to the hospital beds to get the patients to use their muscles, and stop them from atrophying.

The Reformer machine we have today is a sophisticated version of what Pilates used in those days. It’s a well-designed and safe system of springs, straps and pulleys which all work together to provide an effective, no-impact stretching and toning workout. It’s kind to your skeleton and joints, and helps lengthen and strengthen your muscles without putting on bulk. It establishes torso stability and postural alignment.

This fitness regime is so effective that those in the know, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston and Elizabeth Hurley to name but a few, have adopted this up-to-the-minute form of Pilates.

People find that they can lose weight and gain a more aligned and definitely more toned body in a matter of weeks.